Synonyms
Atmospheric Tomography Mission
ATom
Friday October 13
- 0530 Breakfast starts
- 0630 Shuttle vans arrive to hotel
- 0715 Last van departs for airport
- 0730 - 1930 Aircraft Access
- 1300 First return van leaves for hotel
- 1400 Second van leaves for hotel
- 1500 Third van leaves for hotel
- 1600 Fourth van leaves for hotel
- 1700 Last van returns to hotel
Breakfast:
We will have all remaining DGAC badges (for those who have not received them yet) and reflective vests to distribute at breakfast ONLY between 0600 and 0630.
Transportation:
Transport vans (four 9-passenger) will be outside the Dreams hotel starting at 0630, and will leave for airport as soon as they are full. Return trips with a single van per hour (only 9 people at a time) will begin at 1300 and end at 1700 - times are indicated above. If you would like to go back to the hotel earlier or later than (or anytime in between) the five times provided for van service above - you will need to get a taxi.
Ops Area:
Cups and water are limited in the Ops area and will be prioritized for coffee and tea making. If you have a jug of water, and a mug, bring it with you for individual water consumption. If there is no coffee made, make some.
Shipping Container:
The container is located in front of the DAP hangar. Inside the sea container is the dry ice, LN2, and WAS snakes. The route to get to the sea container from the ATom Ops room is indicated on the diagram attached below (beautiful purple arrows). The door to the container will be opened and closed by ESPO, and will remain open during all access hours. Do NOT close the door or try to lock the sea container.
Food/Flight Lunches:
There are a few options for flight lunches/meals: buying it at restaurants that offer take-out, grocery shopping in the local supermarket, or buying one of the pre-packaged lunches offered below (Patricio’s lunches). The flight lunches will be delivered the morning before the flight.
Option 1: (Chicken)
Oven baked Chicken (drum and thigh), rice, tomato & lettuce salad, fruits (apple, banana, and orange), fruit juice, dessert (two pieces of sweet Spanish bread).
Option 2: (Beef)
Four typical Chilean beef empanadas, rice, tomato & lettuce salad, fruits (apple, banana, and orange), fruit juice, dessert (two pieces of sweet Spanish bread).
Option 3: (Vegetarian)
Italian zucchini pudding with carrots, garlic, and onions. All covered in melted cheese. Mixed salad and hard boiled eggs. Fruits (apple, banana, and orange), fruit juice, dessert (two pieces of sweet Spanish bread).
If you are interested, make sure that you send us an email with your request: 1, 2, or 3 by the end of the night, TONIGHT (Thursday night). The cost is 10,000CLP, in cash and due by the COB tomorrow (Friday) for any of the options.
Wednesday, 10/4
15:25 Aircraft arrived Kona
Thursday, 10/5 Plan
08:00-16:00 A/C access
09:00 Weather/chem brief in hotel (next to business center)
10:00 Flight planning meeting (same location)
For aircraft access be sure to wear your vest and have your ATom badge.
Access to a/c through either ASH gate or State gate (to the left of ASH gate).
Will have Hawaiian Air a/c unit (at least in the a.m.)
Dry ice delivery in a.m. as well
The DC-8 arrived at Anchorage at approximately 18:00L today after a successful 10-hour science flight, which got as far north as 72.5ºN and included a missed approach at Barrow. All instruments operated nominally with the exception of PALMS, which had a laser failure. The team will install the spare laser tomorrow and the instrument should be back up and running.
Monday, 10/2 Plan
- 08:00 - 16:00 Aircraft access
A Pegasus ramp employee will at the door on the north side of the hangar tomorrow. Wear your ATom badge and knock on the door to be let in. The parking lot off of Lockheed Ave adjacent to the north entrance is available for our use. Contrary to my previous statement, hi-vis vests are optional as long as we remain in the hangar.
Note that the aisle next to the PALMS station on the aircraft will be blocked while the instrument is being repaired, so if you need to move any large items past the PALMS rack tomorrow, please do so first thing in the morning.
Monday, 10/2 Accomplishments
- PALMS laser head replaced. The instrument is receiving data but still needs a few hours of work tomorrow.
- Work done on CAPS probe to mitigate moisture issue.
- WAS snakes and Medusa cans from PMD - ANC flight offloaded and sent back to Irvine and La Jolla.
Tuesday, 10/3 Plan
- 08:00 - 16:00 Aircraft access
Sunday, 10/1 Plan
05:45 Two shuttle vans from hotels to hangar
06:00 Two shuttle vans from hotels to hangar
06:45 One shuttle van from hotels to hangar
06:00 Egress training
06:00 Aircraft access (outside)
07:30 Preflight briefing (in lab)
08:30 Door closed
09:00 ATom-3 deployment departure
Saturday, 9/30 Plan
06:30-7:20 PALMS gas service
07:20-15:30 Aircraft access (hangar)
Make sure your lab space has been cleared out
Sunday, 10/1 Plan
05:45 Two shuttle vans from hotels to hangar
06:00 Two shuttle vans from hotels to hangar
06:00 Egress training
06:00 Aircraft access (outside)
07:30 Preflight briefing
08:30 Door closed
09:00 ATom-3 deployment departure
Atmospheric researchers depart this month on NASA's DC-8 research aircraft on their third survey of the global atmosphere. Taking place for the first time in Northern Hemisphere fall, the season gives them the unique opportunity to make a detour from their previous flight paths to fly underneath the Antarctic ozone hole.
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